There is also a KTurtle google group to discuss current KTurtle development issues. To build the development version of KTurtle have a look at the obtain page. All these changes are made to set straight mistakes that were made in the previous release, right now the KTurtle version that is in development will almost certainly grow into a 1.0 release. For instance the syntax of the KTurtle programming language changed: most old programs will not run.Īlso the way KTurtle is translated changed. All current development effort is put into this next release of KTurtle.Ī lot of things changed in this version of KTurtle in KDE 4. The KDE 4 release is a full rewrite of the 'old' KTurtle follows the KDE release cycle, the next release of KTurtle will be part of KDE4.4. The next release of KDE will be KDE 4.4, this release is currently in development. Other features to help to achieve this goal are: intuitive syntax highlighting, simple error messages, integrated canvas to make drawings on, integrated help function, slow-motion or step execution, and more. Translating the programming language to the native language of the programmer is one of the many ways KTurtle tries to make learning to programming more simple. INSTANT ON / OFF Turns on / off immediate execution of commands. KTurtle allows, just like some implementations of Logo, to translate the programming language (the commands, the documentation and the error messages) to the native language of the programmer.įor more information on translating KTurtle please read the translation how to. Create simple LOGO programs with commands to control the Turtle and draw amazing images Use for STEM, Coderdojo or similar coding events. The programming language used in KTurtle is loosely based on Logo.

KTurtle aims to make programming as easy and touchable as possible, and therefore can be used to teach kids the basics of math, geometry and.

KTurtle is an educational programming environment for the KDE Desktop.

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